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Histology
Respiratory System Development
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The respiratory diverticulum appears as an outgrowth of the what? | Ventral wall of the foregut |
| Location of the respiratory system is determined by the transcription factor...? | TBX4 (expressed in the endoderm of the gut tube) |
| TBX4 induces what? | Formation of the bud and continued growth and differentiation of the lungs. |
| Epithelium of the larynx, trachea, bronchi and the rest of the lungs is entirely of what origin? | Endodermal |
| The cartilaginous, muscular and connective tissue components of the trachea and lungs are derived from what? | Splanchnic mesoderm |
| Cartilages and and muscles of the larynx originate from the mesenchyme of what? | 4th and 6th pharyngeal arches |
| 4th arch derivatives of the larynx is innervated by what? | Superior laryngeal nerve |
| Derivatives of the 6th arch of the larynx is innervated by what? | Recurrent laryngeal nerve |
| Splanchnic mesoderm covering the body wall becomes the what? | parietal pleura |
| Mesoderm covering the outside of the lung develops into the what? | visceral pleura |
| Respiration becomes possible when? | Bronchiole-lining cells become flat and associate with blood capillaries. |
| Mature alveoli are not present when? | Before birth |
| Surfactant is produced by what? | Type II alveolar epithelial cells |
| Aspiration of amniotic fluid does what 2 things? | Stimulates lung development and conditions breathing muscles. |
| Abnormalities in the partitioning of the esophagus and the trachea by the tracheoesophogeal septum is associated with what defects? | Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistulas |
| Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistulas are associated with what other complications? | VACTERL vertebral abnormalities, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheoesophageal fistulas, esophageal atresia, renal anomalies limb defects |
| Gastric contents that enter the trachea and lungs can cause what 2 problems? | Pneumonitis and pneumonia |